2007–08 Austin Peay Governors basketball team

The 2007–08 Austin Peay Governors basketball team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Governors, led by 18th year head coach Dave Loos, played their home games at the Dunn Center and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 16–4 in OVC play. They won the OVC tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 15 seed in the South region, they lost to Texas in the first round.

2007–08 Austin Peay Governors basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record24–11 (16–4 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jay Bowen
  • Kevin Hogan
  • Julian Terrell
Home arenaDunn Center
Seasons
2007–08 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Austin Peay 16 4   .800 24 11   .686
Murray State 13 7   .650 18 13   .581
Morehead State 12 8   .600 15 15   .500
UT Martin 11 9   .550 17 16   .515
Samford 10 10   .500 14 16   .467
Tennessee State 10 10   .500 15 17   .469
Tennessee Tech 10 10   .500 13 19   .406
Eastern Kentucky 10 10   .500 14 16   .467
Eastern Illinois 6 14   .300 7 22   .241
Jacksonville State 5 15   .250 7 22   .241
Southeast Missouri State 7 13   .350 12 19   .387
2008 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2007–08 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 2 Drake Reed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Clarksville, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2007*
at Vanderbilt L 67–81  0–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Nov 17, 2007*
Belmont W 71–56  1–1
Dunn Center 
Clarksville, Tennessee
Nov 20, 2007*
at Utah State L 68–71  1–2
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Nov 23, 2007*
vs. Florida Gulf Coast
South Padre Island Invitational
W 67–57  2–2
South Padre Island Convention Centre 
South Padre Island, Texas
Nov 24, 2007*
vs. Valparaiso
South Padre Island Invitational
L 47–61  2–3
South Padre Island Convention Centre 
South Padre Island, Texas
Nov 27, 2007*
at No. 3 Memphis L 82–104  2–4
FedExForum 
Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 1, 2007
at Tennessee Tech W 79–76  3–4
(1–0)
Eblen Center 
Cookeville, Tennessee
Dec 6, 2007
Morehead State W 67–63  4–4
(2–0)
Dunn Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 8, 2007*
at Evansville L 62–72  4–5
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Dec 15, 2007*
Akron L 55–64  4–6
Dunn Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 19, 2007*
at Belmont W 93–84  5–6
Curb Event Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 22, 2007
Eastern Kentucky W 75–67  6–6
(3–0)
Dunn Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 29, 2007*
at Middle Tennessee W 78–75  7–6
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Jan 3, 2008
at UT Martin W 90–85 OT 8–6
(4–0)
Skyhawk Arena 
Martin, Tennessee
Jan 5, 2008
Jacksonville State W 71–55  9–6
(5–0)
Dunn Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 7, 2008
Eastern Illinois W 73–57  10–6
(6–0)
Dunn Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 10, 2008
at Murray State L 70–82  10–7
(6–1)
Regional Special Events Center 
Murray, Kentucky
Jan 12, 2008
Southeast Missouri State W 85–82  11–7
(7–1)
Dunn Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 17, 2008
UT Martin W 86–71  12–7
(8–1)
Dunn Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 24, 2008
at Jacksonville State W 73–62  13–7
(9–1)
Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Alabama
Jan 26, 2008
at Samford L 49–63  13–8
(9–2)
Pete Hanna Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 29, 2008
at Southeast Missouri State L 116–121 3OT 13–9
(9–3)
Show Me Center 
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Jan 31, 2008
Murray State W 92–87 OT 14–9
(10–3)
Winfield Dunn Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 2, 2008
Tennessee State W 79–78  15–9
(11–3)
Dunn Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 7, 2008
at Eastern Illinois W 72–52  16–9
(12–3)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
Feb 9, 2008
Samford W 67–49  17–9
(13–3)
Dunn Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 16, 2008
Tennessee Tech W 80–76  18–9
(14–3)
Dunn Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 18, 2008
at Tennessee State L 69–73  18–10
(14–4)
Gentry Complex 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 23, 2008*
Georgia Southern W 80–72  19–10
Dunn Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 28, 2008
at Eastern Kentucky W 65–59  20–10
(15–4)
McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, Kentucky
Mar 1, 2008
at Morehead State W 72–56  21–10
(16–4)
Ellis Johnson Arena 
Morehead, Kentucky
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
Mar 4, 2008*
Eastern Kentucky W 76–51  22–10
Winfield Dunn Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 7, 2008*
vs. Tennessee-Martin W 78–77  23–10
Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 8, 2008*
at Tennessee State W 82–64  24–10
Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2008*
(15 S) vs. (2 S) No. 7 Texas
First Round
L 54–74  24–11
Alltel Arena 
North Little Rock, Arkansas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South Region.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "2007-08 Men's Basketball Roster". Austin Peay University Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "2007–08 Austin Peay Governors Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule". Austin Peay University Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2021.